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Mount Vernon Cemetery (Philadelphia)

1856 establishments in PennsylvaniaCemeteries in PhiladelphiaCemetery vandalism and desecrationEast Falls, PhiladelphiaRural cemeteries
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Mount Vernon Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 3499 West Lehigh Avenue in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1856, is 27 acres in size and contains over 18,000 graves. It was neglected for decades by an absentee landlord. No plots have been sold since 1968, it was not open to the public, many graves fell into disrepair and the cemetery became heavily overgrown. In 2021, a Philadelphia judge ordered the cemetery be placed in conservatorship due to neglect.

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Mount Vernon Cemetery (Philadelphia)
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